happy monday, everyone!  lately i’ve been feeling a bit stir-crazy (maybe after months of winter, and anxiously awaiting spring?) and have been playing more and more with color as an outlet. 

as a sunday (and monday) routine, my friend julie and i have been taking ballet lessons, which has led me to researching new dance outfits, which has led me to the world of crazy tights on ebay.  i’ve been collecting the weirdest, brightest collection of tights, leotards and dancewear that you can imagine.  the best pair of dance tights i found (a two-toned purple and black jester tights) were on ebay, titled ‘party tights mardi gras clown dance’.  how can you deny a pair of tights with that name? 

in any case, all of this has started to carry over into my real-world outfits, and when hansel from basel had a sale a few weeks ago, i bought this pair of over-the-knee socks, in the brightest blue with red knees.  i love the little color on the knees.  if an impromptu paula abdul ‘cold hearted snake’ dance routine breaks out on the street, i’m so ready.

i’ve actually had these boots for a long time, but could never figure out what to wear them with.  when these tights appeared and were an exact color match, i figured it was destiny and they must be worn together. 

also, one thing i can’t believe i haven’t mentioned yet is this lipgloss/lipstick palette.  since i’ve been wearing bright orange and reds, i always want a similar lipshade, but bright orange can be a teensy bit crazy on your lips.  i got this smashbox ‘lip service 2’ palette in a goodie bag from an event a while back, and it’s perfect for mixing and matching the reds/corals/pinks into the perfect shade……and they’re sheer enough to where they don’t make you look crazy.  i’m a tad scared what i’m going to do when it runs out, and hopefully i can find it in a store somewhere.

and finally, my latest finished project. i LOVE this thing.  the pattern, the yarn, the detailing, the size, the drape…everything.  the pattern is guernsey from brooklyn tweed, and the yarn is cascade 220 wool in charcoal.  i’ve been working on this for about a week or so, and just finished and blocked it this weekend.  the  pattern is so easy, but looks SO nice.  i’d definitely recommend this pattern to any knitting beginners who want to make a scarf.  (the stitches are no harder than any garter stitch scarf, it teaches you how to read and follow a pattern, and the result is SOOO much better).

alright, have a great week, everyone!

vintage shirt and skirt, hansel from basel tights, cobalt boots (can’t remember!), scarf knit by me from guernsey pattern by brooklyn tweed, essie ‘clambake’ nails, lipgloss a concoction of colors from smashbox lipservice 2 palette